Gillette Backtracks From Controversial Ads

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After losing 8 Billion in the 2nd quarter this year .Gillette now wants you to all come back and buy their product. With the New ad I listed last versus the ads they had earlier this year. A salute to Heroes. ARE YOU BUYING???

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Dad helps his trans now son learn how to shave.




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Do their blades dull after one shave?
Pretty much.

I only shave (daily) my neck, and clean up the upper side of my cheek area of my beard and clean up near what they refer to as the soul patch (though I have a beard, not that pansy soul patch)

I use a mach 3 and it last me months before I have to change the blade.

I have zero complaints and absolutely no reason to switch to anything else at this point.
 

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After a couple (they're not great), but they're so cheap I don't care.

I've actually been contemplating moving to a safety razor to reduce plastic use. Plus those are really cheap/.
I thought about a safety razor too, but as I said in the last post. The way I shave every day and how good of a job my current razor does and the fact that the blades last me months. I can't bring myself to even try it. If what I'm doing works and is really cheap overall. (a four pack of mach 3 blades can last me 1 1/2 to 2 years) Don't fix what isn't broken.
 

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After losing 8 Billion in the 2nd quarter this year .Gillette now wants you to all come back and buy their product. With the New ad I listed last versus the ads they had earlier this year. A salute to Heroes. ARE YOU BUYING???

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Dad helps his trans now son learn how to shave.




NEW AD

I don't have a problem with any of the ads, but I have to say, I absolutely LOVE that rendition of Bob Marley's Three Little Birds, in the last one.
 

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I thought about a safety razor too, but as I said in the last post. The way I shave every day and how good of a job my current razor does and the fact that the blades last me months. I can't bring myself to even try it. If what I'm doing works and is really cheap overall. (a four pack of mach 3 blades can last me 1 1/2 to 2 years) Don't fix what isn't broken.

2 years with 4 blades? What's your secret? I don't even have much of a beard and I feel the blades pulling hairs after a few uses.
 

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I don't buy because of a commercial. They'll promote demonology to get you to buy a product.
 
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A mach 3 razor? (it has three blades on it already) I mean 4 cartridges. (12 blades)
I use the Schick Hydro 5, they also come in 4 pack cartridges. My brother in law will only accept $10, for about 20 cartridges...and one head will usually last me at least a couple weeks, even shaving my whole head nearly every day.
 
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